The Benthic Fauna and Sediments of the Nearshore Zone off Panama City Beach, Florida

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What does this data set describe?

1. How should this data set be cited?

   U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, and Saloman, Carl H. , 1962, The Benthic Fauna and Sediments of the Nearshore Zone off Panama City Beach, Florida: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington D.C. 20390.

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -85.984

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -85.738

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.262

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.123

3. What does it look like?

   Saloman1962.jpg (jpg)

   Screen grab view of locations with coastline for reference

4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Calendar_Date: 1962

   Currentness_Reference: Publication date

5. What is the general form of this data set?

   Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital datatables

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):

      • Point (47)

   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.123. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.123. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees.

7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

   Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

   Data include gravel, sand and fine percentages, and mean grain sizes.

   Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Saloman, 1962

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
   • Carl H. Saloman

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

   For inclusion into usSEABED: Digitization, formatting, and corrections: Jane Reid (USGS) and Chris Jenkins (University of Colorado)

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   U.S. Geological Survey
   c/o Brian J. Buczkowski
   Core Curator and Data Management Specialist
   384 Woods Hole Road
   Woods Hole, MA 02543
   USA
   

   (508) 458-8700 x2361 (voice)
   bbuczkowski@usgs.gov
   

Why was the data set created?

No purpose is given.

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

   Date: 1962 (process 1 of 1)

   No process information given in report.

   Person who carried out this activity:
   

   U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office
   Washington, D.C. 20390
   

   Unknown (voice)
   

   Data sources produced in this process:

   • Saloman, 1962

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

1. How well have the observations been checked?

   For usSEABED, the digital data and scanned report were downloaded via the web, visually compared to source and corrected. Where appropriate, data were tested for completeness using MS Excel.

2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

   Navigational techniques not known.

3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

   Water depth determination technique not noted in report.

4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

   All available textural and statistical data are included in usSEABED. Additional compositional information and geophysical data were not digitized and are not included in usSEABED.

5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

   Data fall within normal ranges for the given parameters.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Cite Saloman and U.S. Naval Research Laboratory as originators of the data

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 27-Mar-2005

Metadata author:

U.S. Geological Survey
c/o Brian J. Buczkowski
Core urator and Data Management Specialist
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole, MA 95060

(508) 458-8700 x2361 (voice)
bbuczkowski@usgs.gov

Contact_Instructions: Email preferred

Metadata standard:

CSDGM Version 2 (FGDC-STD-001-1998)